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Sikhs outraged at US airport turban searches

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Posted by Fred 2010-11-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 First rule of search club is "do not talk about search club in front of TSA".

Second rule of search club is "do not talk about search club in front of TSA".

Welcome to search club. You won't be the only ones stripped searched at an airport.

Maybe get mad at the idiots that bomb airliners and the governments that support those said individuals.

Posted by newc 2010-11-10 00:51|| 2010-11-10 00:51|| Front Page Top

#2 The problem with Sikh turbans is that anyone can create one whether or not they're Sikh. Nothing held against Sikhs, just big lumpy items can conceal a lot.
What's the TSA policy on Burkha beings? Total body scan or grope-downs, or both?

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-11-10 04:11|| 2010-11-10 04:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Anguper Hupomosing is correct....also, imagine if there was religion that held that their followers must carry a sacred backpack survival kit?

Posted by HammerHead 2010-11-10 08:19|| 2010-11-10 08:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Lotta people consider their air jordans to be sacred, but they take them off. If I went into an airport wearing a trash bag for the good reason of not having a rain coat, if security wasn't eyeballing me to take it off asap I would be concerned about security.

This is what Juan Williams was saying...he said he was concerned when any group, not just muslims, or Sikhs, or glee club takes themselves to be more important than the security measures and proper behavior of boarding a passenger airliner.

So sorry Sikhs. No offense, but tough shit.

Posted by swksvolFF 2010-11-10 11:46|| 2010-11-10 11:46|| Front Page Top

#5 They could take the train. or boat. or walk.
i wanna know when the PC crap will end and we start profiling and not feeling up ordinary citizens. glad i no longer work for the tsa
(new acronym: titz, sna!!ch and a55?)

Posted by USN, Ret. 2010-11-10 14:43|| 2010-11-10 14:43|| Front Page Top

#6 Dear Sikhs:

If you and your noble countrymen invade Pakistan and slay the beast, we will permit you wear anything you wish. Turbines, a Cowboy hat and a diaper, ANYTHING!

Posted by Besoeker 2010-11-10 14:54|| 2010-11-10 14:54|| Front Page Top

#7 The community suffered a wave of hate crimes in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks by assailants who mistakenly associated Sikh men. Not true.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2010-11-10 18:10|| 2010-11-10 18:10|| Front Page Top

#8 I forgot to add that the religious requirement seems to end about two years after arriving in the U.S.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2010-11-10 18:12|| 2010-11-10 18:12|| Front Page Top

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